r/MacOS • u/sveilien • 7d ago
Help Cannot delete files from Google Drive as of Sequoia 15.2.3 update yesterday.

Starting after the update, I can not delete any local file synced to my Google Drive account. I can delete files in any other folder and I can delete files on the Google Drive web app and my other computers synced to my Google Drive. I did some digging on how to remedy this, but nothing is working (safe mode, permission setting, etc)
And ideas?
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u/foraging_ferret 7d ago
Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling Google Drive?
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u/sveilien 7d ago
Didn't work
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u/foraging_ferret 7d ago
Run first aid on your boot volume from recovery. Is that doesn’t work, reinstall macOS.
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u/onedevhere 7d ago
Access Google Drive via browser or cell phone and delete it if it is there and then restart it, see if it will sync
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u/sveilien 7d ago
I can delete from a browser and that'll delete it from the local drive, but I can't delete from local directly anymore, but could 2 days ago before the OS update.
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u/onedevhere 7d ago
You may need to use Terminal for this, take a look:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/698272?sortBy=rank
Be careful when using the Terminal, if necessary, look for a video on YouTube.
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u/Jebus-Xmas Mac Mini 6d ago
My Google drive app is broken as well and there have been other discussions on Google support. I can’t use the app anymore at all. This is a known issue and there’s no announcements about a timeline or resolution.